The president of Somalia visited the frontlines of Dayniile in Somalia where operations have been ongoing. In attempts aimed at securing the capital Mogadishu, the AMISOM, in support of the Somali National Army, launched an operation on Thursday to clear the remains of the Somali insurgents.
While speaking during the visit to Dayniile, the president disapproved of the Kenya military incursion into Somalia.
“The AMISOM forces are in our country by the approval of the Somali government and its people as well as the acceptance of the AU, UN and IGAD”, president Sharif Said.
“Kenya supports us in terms of training and logistics and we are appreciative of that, but we are opposed to their military presence inside Somalia” he added.
The president also stated that he talked to Kenyan authorities about some issues he was disappointed in.
“The Somali National Army is fit to tackle the insurgents alone. There is no need for intervention”, the president said.
It took the president more than a week to respond to the foreign incursion into Somalia while the operations by the Kenyan tanks and aircrafts have gone into the second week.
The statement by the president contradicts with an agreement signed a week ago by the Kenya and Somali defence ministers in Mogadishu to undertake sustained security and military operations to take out the insurgents.
It is feared the president’s remarks and his opposition to the Kenyan military presence is deeply rooted in the establishment of semi-autonomous region in Somalia’s Jubaland.
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